Data Scientist / Data Analyst
Washington, DC
Data Scientist / Data Analyst
Full Time • Washington, DC
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Description
AlleraIT is seeking a Data Scientist / Data Analyst to support a federal client's compliance-review program. In this role, you will build, operate, and maintain a data-mining and analytics platform that ingests large volumes of monthly transaction data, applies business rules and risk-scoring logic to flag high-risk records for review, and delivers reporting dashboards that give program leadership real-time visibility into results. You will work closely with the Program Manager and the client's IT/security team to keep the platform compliant with federal certification and accreditation requirements.
Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain ETL pipelines ingesting transaction and operational data extracts from multiple source systems
• Design, implement, and periodically refresh business rules and statistical/risk-scoring logic in coordination with the client
• Support the federal Certification & Accreditation (C&A) process for the analytics tool, ensuring it operates within the client's approved security boundary
• Build and maintain reporting dashboards that feed recurring activity reports and review-status tracking for program leadership
• Reconcile and normalize data from source systems with inconsistent schemas or formats, flagging anomalies for analyst review
• Ensure all data processing and storage occurs within client-approved, client-hosted systems (no contractor-hosted data storage)
• Collaborate with compliance reviewers/auditors to translate program policy and audit criteria into automated business rules
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field (Master's preferred)
• Minimum 4–6 years of experience building data pipelines, statistical/ML models, or business-rule engines against large operational or financial datasets
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Python, R, SQL, and data visualization/BI platforms (e.g., R-Shiny, Power BI, Tableau)
• Experience working with large, multi-source datasets, including data cleansing, harmonization, and quality validation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting findings to non-technical stakeholders and program leadership
• U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance (Level 5, Moderate Risk), including a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) or Limited Background Investigation (LBI)
Preferred Qualifications
• Prior experience supporting a federal government client or federal contractor
• Experience with cloud-based large-scale data processing (e.g., Apache Spark, Databricks)
• Familiarity with federal information security frameworks (FISMA, NIST SP 800-53) and system Certification & Accreditation (C&A) processes
• Experience building risk-scoring or predictive models that have undergone independent/formal validation or accreditation
• Relevant technical certifications (e.g., cloud platform, data engineering)
Work Location & Travel
This position performs remotely. Occasional in-person meetings may be required at the client's Bethesda, MD facility; routine travel is not expected.
Security Requirements
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust suitability determination at Level 5 (Moderate Risk). Candidates must be able to pass a background investigation, including fingerprinting, prior to accessing client information systems.
AlleraIT is seeking a Data Scientist / Data Analyst to support a federal client's compliance-review program. In this role, you will build, operate, and maintain a data-mining and analytics platform that ingests large volumes of monthly transaction data, applies business rules and risk-scoring logic to flag high-risk records for review, and delivers reporting dashboards that give program leadership real-time visibility into results. You will work closely with the Program Manager and the client's IT/security team to keep the platform compliant with federal certification and accreditation requirements.
Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain ETL pipelines ingesting transaction and operational data extracts from multiple source systems
• Design, implement, and periodically refresh business rules and statistical/risk-scoring logic in coordination with the client
• Support the federal Certification & Accreditation (C&A) process for the analytics tool, ensuring it operates within the client's approved security boundary
• Build and maintain reporting dashboards that feed recurring activity reports and review-status tracking for program leadership
• Reconcile and normalize data from source systems with inconsistent schemas or formats, flagging anomalies for analyst review
• Ensure all data processing and storage occurs within client-approved, client-hosted systems (no contractor-hosted data storage)
• Collaborate with compliance reviewers/auditors to translate program policy and audit criteria into automated business rules
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field (Master's preferred)
• Minimum 4–6 years of experience building data pipelines, statistical/ML models, or business-rule engines against large operational or financial datasets
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Python, R, SQL, and data visualization/BI platforms (e.g., R-Shiny, Power BI, Tableau)
• Experience working with large, multi-source datasets, including data cleansing, harmonization, and quality validation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting findings to non-technical stakeholders and program leadership
• U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance (Level 5, Moderate Risk), including a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) or Limited Background Investigation (LBI)
Preferred Qualifications
• Prior experience supporting a federal government client or federal contractor
• Experience with cloud-based large-scale data processing (e.g., Apache Spark, Databricks)
• Familiarity with federal information security frameworks (FISMA, NIST SP 800-53) and system Certification & Accreditation (C&A) processes
• Experience building risk-scoring or predictive models that have undergone independent/formal validation or accreditation
• Relevant technical certifications (e.g., cloud platform, data engineering)
Work Location & Travel
This position performs remotely. Occasional in-person meetings may be required at the client's Bethesda, MD facility; routine travel is not expected.
Security Requirements
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust suitability determination at Level 5 (Moderate Risk). Candidates must be able to pass a background investigation, including fingerprinting, prior to accessing client information systems.
Compensation: $90,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year
Committed to the mission success of our clients
AlleraIT Solutions LLC, a woman-owned small business (WOSB) based in Virginia, established to bring high value information technology, emerging technologies, and management services at the best value to Government Clients and Industry Partners. We are a customer-focused and results-oriented company with more than 30 years of professional information technology and management experiences. AlleraIT Solutions brings to each client the spirit and enthusiasm of an innovative and forward-looking team that is continuously educated in newly emerging technologies with the primary goal of exceeding contract requirements and customer expectations. Our team expertise, commercial best practices, extensive IT knowledge, and strong commitment to reliable responsive services, enable our Clients to achieve consistently high performance support and long-term value.
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Join our efforts in bringing innovation to our client mission needs. The work environment is fast-paced and dynamic while fostering excellence and personal growth with employees. The structure of our teams allows you to work with, learn from, and be challenged by the brightest people; thus, allowing you to leverage your full capabilities.
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AlleraIT Solutions encourages collaboration, idea sharing, and development. In our environment you can thrive, your efforts are recognized, appreciated and rewarded.
We have high expectations for the people we hire and we provide the ongoing support and opportunities for everyone on the team to meet and even exceed their career goals.
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